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Indonesia vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 47.2% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 62.3% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 52.3% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 53.4% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 59.6% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.2% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 37.2% less in Indonesia

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Indonesia instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 62.3% less for restaurants

	Athens	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-88.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €9.35	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-66.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 €2.00	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	-69.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 €0.53	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	-24.5%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Athens	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.24	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	-2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 €6.39	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	-31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 €6.10	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	-17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 €4.37	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	-64.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.74	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	-71.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.90	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	+26.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	-30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.58	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	+35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.90	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	-41.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.55	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	-1.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.51	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	+75.7%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 52.3% less for transportation

	Athens	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.64 €7.41	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	-59.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.01 €29.10	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	-59.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,384.48 €29,466.60	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	-20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 €12.47	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	-69.8%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 53.4% less for housing

	Athens	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.55 €31.57	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	-18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.68 €615.51	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$557.32 €540.48	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	-70.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.41 €148.77	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	-68.9%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 59.6% less for childcare

	Athens	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.20 €449.21	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,722.29 €10,398.38	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	-43.5%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.20	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	-48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 €3.59	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	-53.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.88 €4.73	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	-55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.36 €47.87	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	-45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.65 €9.35	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	-67.3%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 37.2% less for clothing

	Athens	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 €83.51	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	-51.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.32 €37.17	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	-27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.75 €90.92	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.38 €111.90	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	-43.5%
Average			-37.2%

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